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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/82
Title:: Kitāb fī al-fawā’id wa al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to become rich and have the admiration of people. Extent and format of original material: Machine made unwatermarked paper 24 pages 205x133mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 26 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/83
Title:: Silsilat wird al-tījāniyyat: Sufism
Scope & Content:: Exposé of the wird (invocation) of the sect Tijāniya as well as some intructions on how to be intelligent. Extent and format of original material: School notebook 8 pages 220x154mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/84
Title:: Kitāb ‘ajā’ib min al-ḥisāb: Astrology
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to predict the future by the drawing of astrological signs on the ground. Extent and format of original material: Machine made unwatermarked paper 4 pages 190x138mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some humidity damage and has suffered bad handling
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/85
Title:: Majmū‘at fī madḥ al-Nabiy: eulogy
Scope & Content:: Collection of poems in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. Extent and format of original material: School notebook 142 pages 225x180mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 145 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/86
Title:: Kitāb bahjat al-nufūs: eulogy
Scope & Content:: Poem in praise of Elhadj Ousmane Kalapo, the master of Abubacar al-Hadi Yaro. Author: Abūbakr b. Muḥammad al-Hādī Yaro. Extent and format of original material: School notebook10 pages 205x145mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1977-1978
Extent:: 12 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/87
Title:: Tazwīd al-ikhwān fī tajwīd al-Qur’ān: Philology
Scope & Content:: The art of reading the Qur'an al-tajwīd with exercises on the Arabic phonetic. Author: Abūbakr b. Muḥammad al-Hādī Yaro. Extent and format of original material: School notebook 24 pages 215x170mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 26 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/88
Title:: Kitāb du‘ā’ tīghāb: Invocation
Scope & Content:: Invocation for the protection against arms, ennemies, to become influential, and resolve many problems. Extent and format of original material: School notebook 12 pages 218x170mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 14 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/89
Title:: Fawā’id siriyyat liqaḍā’ al-ḥawā’ij: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to protect oneself against all misfortune, arms, bewitchment; disempower sorcery; become rich; be esteemed, find a woman, be sexually potent, treat certain diseases, etc by the use of the chapter Yāssīn of the Qur'an. Author: Muḥammad b. Bāba Yaro. Extent and format of origina...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 20 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/90
Title:: Miftāḥ al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to be protected against misfortune, be esteemed, become rich, have a good head of hair -a woman- etc. by the use of the names of Allah, invocations, formulaes and magic squares. Extent and format of original material: School notebook 12 pages 165x107mm. Physical characteristics of original: T...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 14 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/91
Title:: Kitāb du‘ā’: Invocation
Scope & Content:: An invocation and instructions on how to treat certain diseases and resolve certain problems. Extent and format of original material: Machine made unwatermarked paper 8 pages 175x110mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some insect and humidity damage.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

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